Category Archives: holidays

I enjoy the holidays, but being a creature of routine, am infinitely happy when the house is quiet and orderly again. DD1 was excited to get back to college, which is just another punctuation mark as to how she feels … Continue reading →

Recently I took my annual mother/eldest daughter trip downtown. This summer tradition began years ago and is something we look forward to. Our downtown area isn’t large (neither is our town), but it has some interesting shops. One of our … Continue reading →

Recent events led me to think back over the years that my kids were in elementary school and the reasons that I stopped signing up to help with school parties. As I thought about it, it struck me that it … Continue reading →

I’m bummed. This year I won’t be able to go shopping on December 26. We’ll be at my Mom’s with family. Hmm…now how do I get the good deals I count on each year? I’m hoping that the store I … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago my oldest was teasing me about my preparations when it comes to vacations. (Yes, I will get to frugal Christmas!) “You measure out ingredients and put things into individual bags!” To which I replied with a … Continue reading →

It was so wonderful to get things back to normal last week with school starting again and DH back to work. I need my routines. The biggest cleaning thing I’ve done so far (other than daily needs) is to go … Continue reading →

Now that all of the visits are over, the gifts unwrapped, and thank you’s being written, I’m ready to get back to normal. I am a creature of habit and it is throwing me in a tail spin to always … Continue reading →